The ARRL Amateur Auxiliary no longer exists. In 2020, the Amateur Auxiliary was replaced by the Volunteer Monitor program headed by Riley Hollingsworth K4ZDH. As most folks know, Riley is a retired attorney from the FCC Enforcement Bureau.
Volunteer Monitors monitor the bands, collect information, issue advisories, and report their observations to the FCC Enforcement Bureau which can lead to enforcement actions at the FCC's discretion. The advisories issued by the VMs are just that, advisories. They are not enforcement actions. These advisories can identify both good and bad operating. A Volunteer Monitor Program Report is published each month in QST. The July 2025 report (November 2025 QST, page 82) talks about advisories issued to Technicians operating 20m and 40m FT8, an operator transmitting music on 75m, and a 2m net operator who explained resonant and non-resonant antennas and antenna tuners to some new licensees. Bob... AK9R P.S. Technicians operating outside their privileges seems to be a recurring issue. It might be a good idea for anyone who is involved in teaching classes, conducting test sessions, or mentoring new Technicians to remind them that their HF privileges are limited. On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM Joe Subich, W4TV via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, ARRL's Amateur Auxiliary (Official Observer corps as > reconstituted a few years ago) *should* be doing that kind of > thing. Unfortunately, the ARRL CEO is so incompetent that he > provides little effective leadership so what ARRL does is done > poorly and without concern for the membership. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
